Cleaning composition



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To all whom it may concern.

' Be it known that I, HARRY M. SINCLAIR,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have made an Invention Appertaining to a Cleaning Composition; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in 1 the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

This invention relates to'a chemical preparation intended particularly for use as a solvent for the deposit which collects on the surfaces of porcelain closet bowls and other receptacles composed of ceramic material ',from organic and mineral matters deposited therein, and more particularly for deposits of' lime and'iron.

The object of the invention is the provision of a chemical compound in the form of a powder, which is highly eiiicient as a solvent of organic and mineral deposits on porcelain and similar materials and contains a non-drying water soluble oil, which may or may not have an. odor and serves tokeep the material mellow in thecontainer and to prevent hardening or caking, and which also preferably has the additional advantage of having some insecticidal properties.

The material embodying my invention comprises sodium bisulfate, which is highly efiicient as a solvent for deposits from organic and mineral matters collecting on porcelain and similar materials, but isv con1= mercially' objectionable on account of its very decided tendency to cake or harden in containers in which packaged. To overcome this ob'ection to the use of sodium. bisulfate I d a non-drying water soluble oil in the proportion of approximately 1% ofthe sodium bisulfate used. In practice a non-drying water soluble pine oil is used. The addition of this oil to the material gives the product a pleasant odor, prevents the objectionable hardening and caking of the material and keeps it mellow in containers in which packaged, and in addition some insecticidal properties which are of advantage.

The non-drying water soluble pine oil utilized is a compounded soluble pme oil commercially produced. A formula for rendering pure pine. oil water soluble, is as follows: 40 oz. oleic acid, 20 oz. alcohol, 8 oz.

potash solution (50 Baum). In mixing the ingredients, the oleic acid is first added to the alcohol and then the potash solution is added and the whole mixed well. To seventy-five parts of pure pine oil is added -twenty-five parts of the above mixture for rendering the pine oil'water-soluble.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. A cleaning composition consisting of sodium bisulfate, and a water-soluble pine oil.

2. A cleaning composition consisting of sodium bisulfate, and a water-soluble pine oil in the proportion of approximately 1% of the sodium bisulfate.

In testimony wher I have hereunto subscribed my name to this specification. HARRY M. SINCL 

